ICYMI – Mississippi Catholics Sue the Obama administration
Ten Catholic groups in Mississippi are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of health insurance plans.
Roman Catholic groups across the nation filed 12 lawsuits Monday. One was filed in federal court in the southern half of Mississippi.
“This lawsuit is an attempt to vindicate one of America’s most fundamental freedoms: the freedom to practice religion without governmental interference,” says the Mississippi lawsuit filed by the Catholic dioceses of Biloxi and Jackson and other groups, including St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The lawsuit also says abortion, sterilization and contraception are “contrary to core Catholic doctrine.”
AP
5/21/12
Magnolia Tribune
